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Ezra 1:1-2

1In the firstאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141of Cyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,to fulfillלִכְל֥וֹתlikh.LotH3615the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokenמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310through Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הyir.me.YahH3414,the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068stirredהֵעִ֣ירhe.'IrH5782אֶת־'et-H853the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of Cyrusכֹּ֣רֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539to sendוַיַּֽעֲבֶר־vai.ya.'a.ver-H5674a proclamationקוֹל֙kOlH6963throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571to put it in writingבְּמִכְתָּ֖בbe.mikh.TavH4385as followsלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

2“This is whatכֹּ֣הkohH3541Cyrusכֹּ֚רֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539saysאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559: ‘The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whoוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931has givenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414meallכֹּ֚לkolH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,has appointedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485meעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004for Himat Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃Bi.hu.DahH3063.

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